With a crop of new commercial models on the horizon and a resurgence of air traffic world-wide, suppliers such as Honeywell and Rockwell Collins are redoubling efforts to transition more safety devices and systems to airliners.

Dr. Teule says Fukushima was a wake-up call for governments around the world "to bring the nuclear age to a close by shifting investment towards energy efficiency, and redoubling efforts to harness safe and secure renewable energy sources".